Category Archive For "Mining"
Ethereum Ice Age May be Imminent If Miners Withdraw From Network
What are the three most critical negative consequences of Ethereum’s difficulty bomb explosion, and what’s the way out?
Wu Jihan Resurfaces As Bitmain CEO After Co-Founder Is Forced Out
Tech billionaire Wu Jihan has reappeared at the helm of Beijing-based mining giant Bitmain
Bitcoin Halving, Explained
What is the Bitcoin halving that everyone is talking about? Will it drive the price up? Will miners stick with BTC? Learn all about the pre-scheduled event
Death Spirals and BTC — What Happens When Miners Capitulate?
If small mining facilities begin to capitulate by the year’s end, will BTC struggle to recover in the first quarter of 2020?
T-Minus 1,000 Blocks Until Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork
Ethereum set to hard fork to Istanbul within 1,000 blocks, or at approximately 23:30 UTC tonight
Canada-Based Crypto Mining Firm Great North Data Files for Bankruptcy
Crypto mining company Great North Data has reportedly submitted bankruptcy documents, listing millions in liabilities
Kazakhstan Won’t Tax Cryptocurrency Mining: Report
Kazakhstan’s lawmakers won’t be taxing crypto mining until the mined crypto is exchanged for fiat money, a report says
Ethereum’s Proposed Hard Fork ‘Muir Glacier’ Would Delay Impending Ice Age
Ethereum’s proposed Muir Glacier hard fork would delay the impending Ice Age mechanism
Monero Implements Hard Fork, Including New ASIC-Resistant Mining Algorithm
Monero has completed its hard fork and has introduced RandomX, a new ASIC-resistant mining algorithm
Hackers Mass-Scanning Web for Docker Platforms to Mine Cryptocurrencies

A new hacking campaign is targeting Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online to mine Monero
New Research: Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Lower Than Previously Thought

A new analysis of Bitcoin mining has pointed to the importance of accounting for renewable energy sources, as opposed to earlier “blanket” assumptions
Russian Oligarch Turns Soviet Plant Into a Major Bitcoin Mining Hub

Bitriver hosts mining machines in the former world’s largest aluminum smelter
Quebec Mining Firm Expands Despite Protests of Local Population

Mining firm Bitfarms expands its operations in Sherbrooke despite complaints about the noise from the local population
Bitcoin Mining Firms Merge to Build World’s Largest Purported Mining Farm in 2020

Bitcoin mining firms Northern Bitcoin and Whinstone are merging and plan to jointly build the world’s largest mining farm
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Sees Miners ‘Waste’ Money on 14 Invalid Blocks

Over 20% of Bitcoin Cash miners still on the wrong chain after hard fork
What Powers China’s Crypto Mining Industry, and Is It Sustainable?

China is at the forefront of the burgeoning crypto mining industry, but as environmental concerns loom, its sustainability has come into question
State-Run Ukranian Railway in Lviv Gets Caught Mining Bitcoin

A division at a state-owned enterprise of rail transport in Ukraine illegally mined Bitcoin, using the country’s power grid
Chinese Regulators Set to Push Inspections of Crypto Mining firms

Chinese regulators in the province of Inner Mongolia intend to dispatch inspection units to assure the clean-up of local crypto mining companies
Iran Offers Bounty for Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Operations

The Iranian government will pay out bounties to citizens who expose illicit cryptocurrency mining operations, according to the Energy Ministry
Canaan Creative Sets Terms, Plans to Rake in $100 Million in Upcoming US IPO

Crypto mining giant Canaan Creative plans to raise $100 million in U.S. initial public offering later this month